Thangka

51-4-124

From: Tibet

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Thangka
Object Number 51-4-124
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tibetan | Buddhist
Provenience Tibet
Section Asian
Technique Painted
Iconography Yidam | Heruka Demons | Lamas | King | Kubera | Vishnu | Garuda | Shiva | Nandi | Indra | Airavati
Inscription Language Tibetan Language
Description

Painting. The Yidam, Sangdui, with sakti, surrounded by twenty emanations of him (?) and ten Heruka demons. Above: Lamas, more yidam figures, a Tibetan king. Below: Kubera with shakti, and fifteen Hindu gods (Vishnu on garuda, Shiva on Nandi, Indra on Airavati, Varuna on Snake, Agni on goat, Nirruti on man, Vayu on deer, Ganesa on rat, Brahma on bird. Surya in wagon with lotuses at shoulders), Durga on lion, etc. Extremely interesting iconographically, especially as some of the unusual figures are duly labelled and could eventually be deciphered.

Height 165 cm
Width 89 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Robert R. Service, 1951
Other Number L-33 - Other Number | 6-1959-5 - Other Number

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